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SUMMARY:Manuscript Cultures of Mathematics: A Comparative Perspective - Al
 essandra Petrocchi (Faculty of Linquistics\, Oxford)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191022T123000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191022T140000
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DESCRIPTION:This paper examines movement of texts and mathematical ideas b
 etween India\, the Arabic-speaking Mediterranean world\, the Byzantine Emp
 ire\, and medieval/early modern Europe. It aims to unveil East-West networ
 ks of knowledge and break new ground in elucidating the way South Asia has
  shaped one of the most fascinating episodes in history. The transmission 
 of the Indo-Arabic numerals from medieval India to the West via Arabic sou
 rces in the 12th‒14th centuries represents\, in fact\, a truly global pa
 radigm shift. This paper focuses on languages and numerals\, and provides 
 a comparative analysis of mathematical manuscripts written in variety of l
 anguages ‒ including Sanskrit\, Greek\, Arabic\, Latin\, and early Italo
 -Romance dialects ‒ which cover a period of approximately 700 years (800
  CE‒1500 CE). I demonstrate processes of knowledge transfer and that tex
 ts moved in a fluid environment where linguistic boundaries could be easil
 y crossed. \nSpeakers:\nAlessandra Petrocchi (Faculty of Linquistics\, Oxf
 ord)
LOCATION:The Queen's College (Magrath Room)\, High Street OX1 4AW
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/336e7ea0-7820-435f-bf7e-34337be0d554/
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